Laureldale News

A cigarette tossed into dried-out mulch started a fire Wednesday morning that heavily damaged Arby's restaurant on Fifth Street Highway in Muhlenberg Township, fire officials said.

A Laureldale woman has been charged with embezzling $3,153 from the Soccer Club of Reading in 2006 while she was the club's treasurer.

A 79-year-old woman got away without any serious injuries after her car ended up on its roof Monday afternoon.

“There are working poor, or elderly on Social Security who can't make ends meet.”

Several Muhlenberg Township churches are working to create a food pantry to replace one at Calvary Lutheran Church in Laureldale that closed in July. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Three businesspeople will be awarded the 2008 Greater Reading entrepreneurial excellence award at the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry's annual dinner Wednesday in the Sovereign Center. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Three firefighters were sent to the hospital after battling a fire in Berks County. via WFMZ

“But they did -- and it gave them burns on their hands”

Three volunteer firefighters were treated in Reading Hospital for chemical burns Thursday after a container of industrial-grade hydrogen peroxide spilled on them while they crawled in the bedroom of a ... via FireFightingNews.com

Three firefighters are sent to the hospital after battling flames early Thursday morning. via WFMZ

More charges are being brought against an accused child molester who's already behind bars. via WFMZ

“Global demand for grain products is going to continue to increase. We're growing in this country pretty much every acre we can. "This is not a blip”

Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Edwin Mendoza, manager of Mama's Pizza in Kenhorst Plaza, says the cost of a 50-pound bag of flour rose $10 in one week. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

A battery maker in Berks County has caught the attention of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection again. via WFMZ

A Lancaster County man was acquitted Tuesday in Berks County Court on charges that he was recklessly driving a trash truck when another worker fell off the back and was fatally injured in 2003 in Jefferson ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Daily thought "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105 The flashlight shining on the dark path gives us confidence that we walk securely, likewise God's word shines a bright light ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

A Laureldale man has been held for court on charges that he raped a 19-year-old city woman in his garage in December after offering her a ride to downtown Reading. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“It seems like he's acting after the fact. He's being reactionary rather than a man of action”

The township police officer who was involved in a deadly crash while driving 90 mph on Route 50 in response to a call will be suspended from his job for five months, Chief Jay McKeen said Monday. via Press of Atlantic City

A fire of unknown origin heavily damaged a house in Laureldale early this morning, fire officials said. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Event Name: Rose Fest 2008 Date: July 11-13, 2008 Time: Event begins at 6:00pm on Friday, July 11th but people need to arrive early to sign in at registration table and get settled in if camping for the ... via WJCS-FM Allentown

“He has no short-term memory, and his long-term memory is going”

Reading Eagle: Susan L. Angstadt Alzheimer's disease patient Hank Bleile gets assistance from his wife, Marion, in their Gilbertsville home, where she serves as his full-time caregiver. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Officials have determined that a fire that damaged a house in Laureldale, Berks County yesterday was sparked by an electrical problem at the bottome of the basement steps. via WFMZ

“He didn't just show up; he worked”

Longtime Laureldale Borough Councilman John E. Miller Jr. died Thursday in Reading Hospital, seven days after he was struck by a car while crossing a street in Wyomissing, officials said. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times